Roaming profiles not created- TEMP profile only

Hello,


A recent problem has surfaced:
- When a new user logs onto a workstation in the BNE site (using the BNE DC)
- the user does not receive a roaming profile and errors are displayed.
- The Home directory is created successfully.

Our network:
Windows 2003 Server SP1
Clients = Windows XP Pro SP2
Active Directory network
Four DC's in the network- MEL1, MEL2, SYD, BNE, across four sites


We create a user in the following way:
1. Open Active Directory
2. right click on Organizational Unit BNE and select new user
3. Enter user details
4. Set Password
5. Select exchange server
6. Once created right click on user and go to properties and select Profile
tab
7. Under profile path enter: \\servername\Profiles\%USERNAME%
8. Under Home folder; Select H: and Connect to: \\servername\Home\%USERNAME%
9. Click apply and ok

Reviewing the properties of the use shows that the %USERNAME% is replaced by
the user's correct login


When logging on to a pc for the first time, and every subsequent attempt,
the user is shown two windows error messages.

1. "Windows cannot locate your roaming profile and is attempting to log you
on with your local profile. Changes to the profile will not be propagated to
the server."
2. "Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a
temporary profile. Changes to your profile will be lost when you log off."

The local profile is C:\Documents and Settings\TEMP...


Note that all other users can access their existing roaming profiles.
The problem occurs on all PC's, both at the site and when logging in at
other sites.


Any assistance would be welcome.

cheers,
IT@C

Hello,

any eventlog error on the workstation about missing exclusive rights on the
roaming profile ?

Where is the server hosting the roaming profile (which site) ? a remote one
?


--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"IT@C" wrote in message

> Hello,
>
>
> A recent problem has surfaced:
> - When a new user logs onto a workstation in the BNE site (using the BNE
> DC)
> - the user does not receive a roaming profile and errors are displayed.
> - The Home directory is created successfully.
>
> Our network:
> Windows 2003 Server SP1
> Clients = Windows XP Pro SP2
> Active Directory network
> Four DC's in the network- MEL1, MEL2, SYD, BNE, across four sites
>
>
> We create a user in the following way:
> 1. Open Active Directory
> 2. right click on Organizational Unit BNE and select new user
> 3. Enter user details
> 4. Set Password
> 5. Select exchange server
> 6. Once created right click on user and go to properties and select
> Profile
> tab
> 7. Under profile path enter: \\servername\Profiles\%USERNAME%
> 8. Under Home folder; Select H: and Connect to:
> \\servername\Home\%USERNAME%
> 9. Click apply and ok
>
> Reviewing the properties of the use shows that the %USERNAME% is replaced
> by
> the user's correct login
>
>
> When logging on to a pc for the first time, and every subsequent attempt,
> the user is shown two windows error messages.
>
> 1. "Windows cannot locate your roaming profile and is attempting to log
> you
> on with your local profile. Changes to the profile will not be propagated
> to
> the server."
> 2. "Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a
> temporary profile. Changes to your profile will be lost when you log off."
>
> The local profile is C:\Documents and Settings\TEMP...
>
>
> Note that all other users can access their existing roaming profiles.
> The problem occurs on all PC's, both at the site and when logging in at
> other sites.
>
>
> Any assistance would be welcome.
>
> cheers,
> IT@C
>